Odds on how long between the time he takes the mic, and the time he begins to actually talk? I say 15 minutes of waiting for the fans to quiet down, and "teasing" that he is about to talk.

the ultimate worker brother, works every time

NormanSmiley

02-21-2014, 06:15 PM

if the wm buyrate is down Hogan says the network hurt it, if its up he takes all the credit!

Droford

02-21-2014, 06:22 PM

let the 80s go man

Maybe he'll do a parody of the RadioShack 80s commercial with "the 80s want their wrestling back"

Rammsteinmad

02-21-2014, 06:24 PM

Yay! This is fantastic news for Cesaro, Wade Barrett, Zack Ryder, Cody Rhodes, Dolph Ziggler, Big E, Darren Young, Jack Swagger, and all the other guys that bust their asses all year long with hopes of at least being included on the Wrestlemania card. If they're lucky they'll be in a warm-up show Battle Royal.

Lock Jaw

02-21-2014, 06:26 PM

For real, though, glad this is happening. You can't have Wrestlemania XXX without Hulk Hogan

Droford

02-21-2014, 06:28 PM

Yeah you could.

Maluco

02-21-2014, 06:38 PM

Yay! This is fantastic news for Cesaro, Wade Barrett, Zack Ryder, Cody Rhodes, Dolph Ziggler, Big E, Darren Young, Jack Swagger, and all the other guys that bust their asses all year long with hopes of at least being included on the Wrestlemania card. If they're lucky they'll be in a warm-up show Battle Royal.

As host, he probably won't be taking much time away from matches and it's Hulk Hogan, so he def adds to the spectacle. Not saying it to be cruel to the performers or anything, who do the business all year round, but Hulk Hogan addressing the crowd for 10 minutes will draw more than a Darren Young match.

That can only be a good thing for every other match on the card. My big doubt is whether someone like Batista is a big enough star to add any interest to the event. Hulk Hogan more than justifies being there though. Might be nobody still performing at Wrestlemania's if it wasn't for his influence in the beginnings.

Lock Jaw

02-21-2014, 06:43 PM

[Joke about "Wrestlemania XXX" and Hulk Hogan's sex tape]

el bobbo

02-21-2014, 06:51 PM

Yay! This is fantastic news for Cesaro, Wade Barrett, Zack Ryder, Cody Rhodes, Dolph Ziggler, Big E, Darren Young, Jack Swagger, and all the other guys that bust their asses all year long with hopes of at least being included on the Wrestlemania card. If they're lucky they'll be in a warm-up show Battle Royal.

16 man Money in the Bank match.

James Steele

02-21-2014, 07:10 PM

As long as he doesn't do a 15 minute opening promo to start the show and then be involved in a bullshit finish to close the show.

Purgatory

02-21-2014, 07:11 PM

[Joke about "Wrestlemania XXX" and Hulk Hogan's sex tape]

Oh right!!

Wait a second...I thought they didn't do business with people that did stuff like that anymore?

I wish I had a better example to use here than the Amazing Chyna-man, but she's the only one I could think of that was refused because of her porn movies.

Purgatory

02-21-2014, 07:13 PM

As long as he doesn't do a 15 minute opening promo to start the show and then be involved in a bullshit finish to close the show.

At least 12.5 of those minutes will be spent posing.

Slik

02-21-2014, 07:45 PM

USA Hogan vs Biker Taker ONLY

CSL

02-21-2014, 07:47 PM

Oh right!!

Wait a second...I thought they didn't do business with people that did stuff like that anymore?

I wish I had a better example to use here than the Amazing Chyna-man, but she's the only one I could think of that was refused because of her porn movies.

biggest star in the history of the business > strange creature that Triple H was banging for a while who was relevant for maybe 3 years

Damian Rey

02-21-2014, 07:52 PM

Yay! This is fantastic news for Cesaro, Wade Barrett, Zack Ryder, Cody Rhodes, Dolph Ziggler, Big E, Darren Young, Jack Swagger, and all the other guys that bust their asses all year long with hopes of at least being included on the Wrestlemania card. If they're lucky they'll be in a warm-up show Battle Royal.

Have Barrett, Darren Young, Jack Swagger, Dolph Ziggler and all the other guys really done anything of note the past few months that would justify a spot on the card?

Big E, Cody and Cesaro? Yes, they should get a chance to be on the card in some capacity. But those other guys haven't done shit in months if not all year.

Not to mention, it's not like Hogan is coming in and taking up a main event spot. Also, it's Hulk FUCKING Hogan at WrestleMania 30.

Slik

02-21-2014, 07:54 PM

I hope Hulk Hogan defeats Daniel Bryan in the main-event

Damian Rey

02-21-2014, 08:08 PM

Hogan and Triple H should just mow through the entire undercard to open up Mania.

DAMN iNATOR

02-21-2014, 08:15 PM

Hogan and Triple H should just mow through the entire undercard to open up Mania.

A 4-hour ironman match, maybe for ownership of the universe between them sounds like something I could definitely get behind. Put Kane in Trips' corner, 'Taker in Hogan's. Then just get the popcorn and 7-Eleven Double Gulps.

CSL

02-21-2014, 08:17 PM

Hogan and Triple H should just mow through the entire undercard to open up Mania.

would legit die laughing at this, just 5 minutes of mid-card guys running in and feeding into punches/big boots/pedigrees

Damian Rey

02-21-2014, 08:20 PM

It's a brilliant visual.

Droford

02-21-2014, 08:23 PM

Dixie Carter needs to jump the railing at WM and try to get Hulk back to TNA one last time

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BhB48yIIAAAOu8J.jpg

The Rogerer

02-21-2014, 08:27 PM

As long as he doesn't do a 15 minute opening promo to start the show and then be involved in a bullshit finish to close the show.i thought you were into that sort of thing

Lock Jaw

02-21-2014, 08:28 PM

Dixie Carter needs to jump the railing at WM and try to get Hulk back to TNA one last time

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BhB48yIIAAAOu8J.jpg

"Wrestlemania XXX"

Innovator

02-21-2014, 08:30 PM

I want Dixie to still be on his leg as he makes his way down the ramp on RAW

Innovator

02-21-2014, 08:31 PM

BTW, I'm still waiting to see where that angle goes.

James Steele

02-21-2014, 10:01 PM

i thought you were into that sort of thing

Only when it is done right. Only 1 man is capable of exuding the deliberate intensity needed for that type of promo.

Shisen Kopf

02-21-2014, 10:08 PM

I knew this was gonna happen but I didn't want to ruin the surprise. Me and hogan are practically neighbors. Clearwater 4-life!

KIRA

02-21-2014, 11:23 PM

Only when it is done right. Only 1 man is capable of exuding the deliberate intensity needed for that type of promo.

Paul Heyman

SlickyTrickyDamon

02-21-2014, 11:35 PM

WHATCHA GONNA DO? YOU'RE GONNA BUY THE WWE NETWORK GURU DAVE BROTHER!

Bad News Gertner

02-21-2014, 11:49 PM

Yay! This is fantastic news for Cesaro, Wade Barrett, Zack Ryder, Cody Rhodes, Dolph Ziggler, Big E, Darren Young, Jack Swagger, and all the other guys that bust their asses all year long with hopes of at least being included on the Wrestlemania card. If they're lucky they'll be in a warm-up show Battle Royal.

He's not wrestling and he's the biggest star in history. I'm sorry but Hogan is more important than all of them combined. I doubt people will not buy the ppv because they didn't get that Dolph Ziggler match.

yea, I was rooting for bundy in the cage because of his workrate douche. it's really too bad rikishi isn't driving any towncars through your neighborhood tonight

Bobholly138

02-22-2014, 03:51 AM

I get the feeling I am one of the few people who grew up in the 80s and hated Hogan back then. Maybe it is because I grew up in NWA and Mid South country. But even as a kid I found him boring. He is a major reason why I wasn't that much into WWF.

NormanSmiley

02-22-2014, 03:57 AM

no i'm the other 80's kid who couldn't stand that fuck. he was even worse in the WCW days.

KIRA

02-22-2014, 04:13 AM

Never was a fan he just didn't appeal to me as a kid Undertaker however had my heart the moment I saw him.

Juan

02-22-2014, 04:14 AM

Man, some/most of you are just the worst.

KIRA

02-22-2014, 04:41 AM

Man, some/most of you are just the worst.

how so ?

dronepool

02-22-2014, 04:51 AM

I'm not a big Hogan fan but this is great news, he's fun to watch in the WWE.

dronepool

02-22-2014, 04:53 AM

CM Punk vs Hogan: If CM Punk wins, he gets his ice cream bars.

Malfeitor

02-22-2014, 04:54 AM

Hogan was and will always be the shit. I'm way excited for his return.

Bobholly138

02-22-2014, 06:59 AM

As a kid Dr Death Steve Williams was my Hulk Hogan. Him and the Freebirds.

Bad News Gertner

02-22-2014, 07:48 AM

no i'm the other 80's kid who couldn't stand that fuck. he was even worse in the WCW days.

Lol so full of shit

Supreme Olajuwon

02-22-2014, 08:24 AM

You know something, Mean Gene? I'm excited by this news.

Supreme Olajuwon

02-22-2014, 08:24 AM

I wonder who will have the tremendous honour of eating a big boot at the show. I think 3MB is the obvious choice but I'm concerned that Gertner may die from overejaculation if that were to occur.

#1-wwf-fan

02-22-2014, 08:47 AM

The biggest star in the history of wrestling returning is never a bad thing. That being said, the last time WrestleMania had a host it was fucking abysmal.

I've got a feeling we're gonna see Warrior and Hogan beat down some jobbers together.

XL

02-22-2014, 10:15 AM

As long as he doesn't do a 15 minute opening promo to start the show and then be involved in a bullshit finish to close the show.

Ahem.

Question of the week:

It should be heavily implied that HHH caused the injury to Bryan at the Chamber PPV. HHH states that he has the perfect replacement (cut to Curtis Axel, who is in earshot of these events, looking like an excited puppy). Come time for the Main Event it's HHH that's revealed as the replacement (cut to a dejected Curtis Axel). HHH wins the title.

Subsequently, Batista falls victim to the same fate as Bryan, this time at Mania, leaving HHH with no opponent. He comes out at the end of the show basically to gloat/make NM's head implode. Then the Ultimate Warrior's music hits. He races to the ring. He beats HHH in 1:40 in reference to WM12.

Following that, Hogan comes out and with HHH's backing goes into a match with Warrior as he did against Yokozuna at Mania 9. Hogan defeats Warrior to get back his win from Mania 6 and thus ends the show and the metaplot of WrestleMania.

In all fairness I was very pro Bret Hart, but I was born in '87, and watched my wrasslin in the 90s. So I can see people hating Hogan, because rreally I wasn't particularly into him, though I must say I didn't hate him or anything, I just didn't care that much about him. So it's not out of the realm of possibility for 80s-esque hipsters to not be down.

Corporate CockSnogger

02-22-2014, 03:39 PM

With the Royal Rumble being really really boring, I was going to skip Wrestlemania altogether. Now I'm thinking I might download it the next day and skip through most of the matches and just watch the segments if there's going to be segments with the likes of Hogan as Warrior.

Bad News Gertner

02-22-2014, 03:45 PM

In all fairness I was very pro Bret Hart, but I was born in '87, and watched my wrasslin in the 90s. So I can see people hating Hogan, because rreally I wasn't particularly into him, though I must say I didn't hate him or anything, I just didn't care that much about him. So it's not out of the realm of possibility for 80s-esque hipsters to not be down.

Norman is older than I am and I'm 31. I'm sure he was a 10 year old smark during the 80's.

Bad News Gertner

02-22-2014, 03:48 PM

Hogan is def the biggest star ever (in his own mind) ,and the only guy who probably thinks he is bigger than the industry as a whole.

What numbers! People throw Austin's numbers when Hogan was in the infancy of ppv, you didn't have Wal Mart and stores selling shit, you pretty much had to go to an event or the magazine to buy stuff, plus ppv's, tickets and merch were a lot cheaper back then, especially the tickets.

NormanSmiley

02-22-2014, 03:50 PM

Norman is 35, and Norman has a firm belief that if you love Randy Savage like he does you must hate Hulk Hogan. wrestlemania 5 is where it all began, then mania 7 happened , then 8 when Hogan was in a worthless match and just HADDD to go on last. then 9, then it was nice for a few years til he was back .

Heisenberg

02-22-2014, 04:16 PM

all you Hogan lovers love Cena too right? if not, explain your irony

Hogan the wrestler > Cena the wrestler

Cena off camera > Hogan off camera

We take two men and do simple math to explain our reasonings.

Is chanting Cena sucks doing anything for ya?

NormanSmiley

02-22-2014, 04:24 PM

I'm 35, I don't chant. Same as I don't wear jerseys.

On camera they are the same thing.

NormanSmiley

02-22-2014, 04:24 PM

Ballsy to say hogan could out wrestle cena

Heisenberg

02-22-2014, 04:27 PM

Hogan was my hero growing up. I would fight to the ends of the earth beside him if he beckoned my call.

Not a god damn thing wrong with standing up for your hero

Arashi Kage

02-22-2014, 04:39 PM

I understand that some people don't like the Hulkster, but by bringing Hogan back for Wrestlemania, this instantly brings in additional views and interest from my demographic (grew up with 80's - early 90's WWF, hasn't watched WWE seriously since '03, hasn't casually followed for the last 5 or so years, only still on TPWW for casual and hockey).

And if they really want to keep you as a consistent revenue stream, they will make you interested in their current crop of wrestler. I have a feeling that this won't happen though. :(

Heisenberg

02-22-2014, 04:43 PM

I tested that theory too Arashi, people that have sworn off wrestling are really excited for those names.

Funny thing is they are not going to take up too much precious time, but if they did it would be for the better. It's fucking Wrestlemania!!! A bigger than life spectacle. Sure, you don't have to agree with the whole damn card, but at least try and enjoy what they have available.

Stone Cold and The Rock would be awesome to have in a segment too.

owenbrown

02-22-2014, 04:46 PM

what if he shows up as Hollywood Hogan?

Arashi Kage

02-22-2014, 04:52 PM

I tested that theory too Arashi, people that have sworn off wrestling are really excited for those names.

Funny thing is they are not going to take up too much precious time, but if they did it would be for the better. It's fucking Wrestlemania!!! A bigger than life spectacle. Sure, you don't have to agree with the whole damn card, but at least try and enjoy what they have available.

Stone Cold and The Rock would be awesome to have in a segment too.

With it being Wrestlemania 30, if there was ever a justifiable excuse to bury the current roster (ok, that's a little extreme, lol) in favor of a nostalgic and historic celebration, this is it.

I'm not gonna get back into following the current product, but will enjoy the opportunity to see my childhood heroes one more time on the biggest stage.

On that note, Toronto is overdue for another Wrestlemania. VI...XVIII....?

Bad News Gertner

02-22-2014, 05:00 PM

Norman is 35, and Norman has a firm belief that if you love Randy Savage like he does you must hate Hulk Hogan. wrestlemania 5 is where it all began, then mania 7 happened , then 8 when Hogan was in a worthless match and just HADDD to go on last. then 9, then it was nice for a few years til he was back .

Savage had runs with the belt and didn't draw well. Pick up any Wrestling Observer magazine from that era. They are online. That's why the belt went back to Hogan.

Heisenberg

02-22-2014, 05:04 PM

With it being Wrestlemania 30, if there was ever a justifiable excuse to bury the current roster (ok, that's a little extreme, lol) in favor of a nostalgic and historic celebration, this is it.

I'm not gonna get back into following the current product, but will enjoy the opportunity to see my childhood heroes one more time on the biggest stage.

I know that is how he's perceived by some, but by supporting Hogan, it doesn't mean we want the current roster buried. I hate that term, buried.

I want to see Bryan and Cesaro, the Shield and all the others to succeed, most of them will. They have a bright future, a different era to lead. I'm a little bored of the formula going right now, but I think with a little help from the past for one night, another memorable performance will help solidify why wrestling is great.

owenbrown

02-22-2014, 05:06 PM

Savage had runs with the belt and didn't draw well. Pick up any Wrestling Observer magazine from that era. They are online. That's why the belt went back to Hogan.

it only went back to Hogan once in the WWF when Savage was champ from WM 4 to WM 5. Savage's other reign was when he won then lost to Ric Flair. I am confused about the one day WCW title reigns (once each in 1998 and 1999) where he dropped the belt to Hogan then.

owenbrown

02-22-2014, 05:22 PM

well never mind... forgot after Savage dropped the WCW title to Hogan in 98, Goldberg won it a few months later, and in 99, Hogan turned face and went back to red and yellow after winning from Savage.

NormanSmiley

02-22-2014, 06:09 PM

the WCW ones irritate me more than the WWF ones owen. using savage as a transition champ just to get back to Hogan makes Savage look like a stooge.

Gertner ,putting it back on Hogan was the right thing at Mania % because anytime you can close out your biggest show with the top babyface winning the title that's the way you go. But maybe Savage didn't draw well because they stuck Hogan with him for the whole year in lame ass tag matches

Damian Rey

02-22-2014, 08:19 PM

the WCW ones irritate me more than the WWF ones owen. using savage as a transition champ just to get back to Hogan makes Savage look like a stooge.

Gertner ,putting it back on Hogan was the right thing at Mania % because anytime you can close out your biggest show with the top babyface winning the title that's the way you go. But maybe Savage didn't draw well because they stuck Hogan with him for the whole year in lame ass tag matches

I don't think tagging with the biggest in the industry at the time and arguably ever was bad for Savage's popularity. If anything, it instantly made him apart of the main event scene without having to main event.

I was born in 1986. Hogan was well before my time, and by the time I was old enough realize what I was watching, it was Bret Hart, HBK, Diesel and Taker who were the main guys during my adolescent rasslin years.

But I completely understand Hogan's importance to the business. He's the fucking man, period. Other than Austin and the Rock, nobody can just walk into an arena and get the reaction Hogan can get. Even now, 30 years after he began his run, he's still a commodity that is almost guaranteed to get a massive reaction and have the crowd in the palm of his hand.

How having him host the 30th edition of the event he helped put on the map is bad thing is beyond me. It's clear that, regardless of his involvement, it's best for business and having him there after being gone for as long as he has is a great thing.

NormanSmiley

02-22-2014, 09:15 PM

So is hogan great or fans can't let go of their childhood so they pop for no reaso ?

#1-wwf-fan

02-22-2014, 09:38 PM

I would fucking love it if WWE was capable of building new stars and some of those stars were anywhere near Hogan's level.

But they aren't.

So... milk the biggest star you've ever created for as long as you can.

Bad News Gertner

02-22-2014, 10:54 PM

So is hogan great or fans can't let go of their childhood so they pop for no reaso ?

Hogan is great and it's a fond memory.

NormanSmiley

02-23-2014, 12:02 AM

The reality is gertner that the first guy you had a crush on probably isn't as attractive to you as he once was so why stillblindly fawn over him . Unless you never made much progress in that department then I can see why you're still hung up on your touchy uncle

owenbrown

02-23-2014, 01:09 AM

http://thestingersplash.tripod.com/hulk.jpg

#1-wwf-fan

02-23-2014, 01:32 AM

The reality is gertner that the first guy you had a crush on probably isn't as attractive to you as he once was so why stillblindly fawn over him . Unless you never made much progress in that department then I can see why you're still hung up on your touchy uncle

If Hulk Hogan was my uncle, he could touch me.

NormanSmiley

02-23-2014, 01:42 AM

Before or after petttingill though?

#1-wwf-fan

02-23-2014, 01:55 AM

I'm afraid Hulk would have to take sloppy seconds there.

KIRA

02-23-2014, 02:12 AM

I just wanna take this time to say while I've never cared for and am insulting hogan here and there its not with the vitriol Norman has.

That said I'd take Cena over Hogan anytime

NormanSmiley

02-23-2014, 02:52 AM

If you don't take my word for it at least take the iron shiek's

#1-wwf-fan

02-23-2014, 03:05 AM

Damn. Iron Shiek is a pretty sane human being. I might have to reconsider.

NormanSmiley

02-23-2014, 04:25 AM

Hogan is great

you love JBL,heath SLater and ryback, your opinions in the field are absolute shit

#1-wwf-fan

02-23-2014, 05:18 AM

This thread is not exactly your crowning achievement, Norman. You should probably just let it die and hope it becomes forgotten forever.

-edit- Sorry. I was thinking of the Hogan thread you started. But this one too now.

Brigstocke

02-23-2014, 05:22 AM

Man, some/most of you are just the wurst.

Corporate CockSnogger

02-23-2014, 07:31 AM

Iginfest fact: I love Hogan and The Rock, yet I've never seen their match at Wrestlemania.

Supreme Olajuwon

02-23-2014, 10:27 AM

You didn't miss much. Just a stadium full of idiots who couldn't let go of their childhood screaming at the top of their lungs for an entire match like a bunch of idiots.

Supreme Olajuwon

02-23-2014, 10:29 AM

Meanwhile, the guy seething with rage at the prospect of a wrestler from his childhood appearing on television a couple times has clearly moved on.

Shisen Kopf

02-23-2014, 10:39 AM

You didn't miss much. Just a stadium full of idiots who couldn't let go of their childhood screaming at the top of their lungs for an entire match like a bunch of idiots.

I was there. Give me five dollars.

Bad News Gertner

02-23-2014, 10:40 AM

you love JBL,heath SLater and ryback, your opinions in the field are absolute shit

Workrate is serious business

Bad News Gertner

02-23-2014, 10:41 AM

The reality is gertner that the first guy you had a crush on probably isn't as attractive to you as he once was so why stillblindly fawn over him . Unless you never made much progress in that department then I can see why you're still hung up on your touchy uncle

Hogan is amazing. Quit being a fat faggot.

Shisen Kopf

02-23-2014, 10:41 AM

OMG workrate is the only thing that matters. Well, that and if the rassler goes WOOOOOOO!

ron the dial

02-23-2014, 11:19 AM

i'm late to the game here, but anybody claiming that hogan isn't the biggest star in wrestling history is straight up fucking dumb.

whiteyford

02-23-2014, 11:30 AM

What about Bobby Eaton?

ron the dial

02-23-2014, 11:31 AM

why do i feel like i've read that name an unusual amount here lately?

whiteyford

02-23-2014, 11:38 AM

Because he still has a lot to offer this sport?

Bad News Gertner

02-23-2014, 12:02 PM

Just waiting for that opportunity to show us all

Corporate CockSnogger

02-23-2014, 12:08 PM

Bobby Eaton wouldn't ruin the sport that we love

Black Widow

02-23-2014, 12:53 PM

Hogan vs. Nash for WM in a "Quad vs. T-shirt" match. The first ripped is the loser.

NormanSmiley

02-23-2014, 12:53 PM

i'm late to the game here, but anybody claiming that hogan isn't the biggest star in wrestling history is straight up fucking dumb.

the rock.

NormanSmiley

02-23-2014, 12:56 PM

Hogan is amazing. Quit being a fat faggot.

kinda the pot calling the kettle red and yellow here with you being so ass hurt that I wont love a 60 year old bald man in the same fellating way you do. the question becomes Gertie...would you suck off brutus just to get to the pythons?

owenbrown

02-23-2014, 01:05 PM

"NormanSmiley" has got to be a sock

whiteyford

02-23-2014, 01:09 PM

You say that about everyone.

owenbrown

02-23-2014, 01:11 PM

well the mods/admins keep it all one big secret. I think it is time for someone to leak those secrets to TPWW

whiteyford

02-23-2014, 01:11 PM

You mean MOD ELECTIONS!!!!????

whiteyford

02-23-2014, 01:13 PM

Or TPWWikileaks?

NormanSmiley

02-23-2014, 01:18 PM

if they do can we find out why you never see,gertner,shisen and heisenburg all on at the same time??

Bad News Gertner

02-23-2014, 06:07 PM

kinda the pot calling the kettle red and yellow here with you being so ass hurt that I wont love a 60 year old bald man in the same fellating way you do. the question becomes Gertie...would you suck off brutus just to get to the pythons?

Just admit I'm right. No shame in doing that.

Shisen Kopf

02-23-2014, 06:26 PM

if they do can we find out why you never see,gertner,shisen and heisenburg all on at the same time??

time travel is the answer

owenbrown

02-23-2014, 06:46 PM

NormanSmiley wasn't around during the Team Gorm vs Team Brown era from last year apparently during my brief run as Super Moderator.

Shisen Kopf

02-23-2014, 06:50 PM

best feud in the history of rasslin message boards

Shisen Kopf

02-23-2014, 06:51 PM

Thinking about resurrecting Team Gorm but this time as The Gorm Horsemen. What do you think? Outstanding idea or excellent idea??

Hogan is a fucking dinosaur brother let it go. The rock is in hit movies not wwe produced shirt on thunder in fucking paradise. The rock trumps hogan whether he says it or not is irrelevant.

ron the dial

02-23-2014, 10:39 PM

bigger movie star =/= bigger wrestling star

the rock did a lot for wrestling. hulk hogan did a lot more.

NormanSmiley

02-23-2014, 11:13 PM

based on what facts? or are you saying you feel Hogan started wrestling?

ron the dial

02-23-2014, 11:22 PM

you are dense as fuck, huh?

ron the dial

02-23-2014, 11:23 PM

you can dislike hogan all you want. have at it. but you're wrong about this. the facts have been pointed out/are there for you to see. i'm not going to spoon feed a retard.

James Steele

02-23-2014, 11:27 PM

The Rock has transcended wrestling, but Hulk Hogan can potentially help bring in fans from 3 different generations.

Heisenberg

02-23-2014, 11:27 PM

HULK HOGAN WILL LIVE ON AND THERE'S NOT A GODDAMN THING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT!!!!

NormanSmiley

02-23-2014, 11:50 PM

let him live, nobody trying to discredit that he is a star. saying he drew more than the rock, or made more money for wwe than the rock or is a bigger star then the rock is flat out false.

Bad News Gertner

02-23-2014, 11:50 PM

This is why I love this board. This douchebag smark shit gets stomped out fast. They just don't get it.

Bad News Gertner

02-23-2014, 11:51 PM

let him live, nobody trying to discredit that he is a star. saying he drew more than the rock, or made more money for wwe than the rock or is a bigger star then the rock is flat out false.

Lol you are so God damn retarded.

NormanSmiley

02-24-2014, 12:00 AM

Vince Mcmahon (you know that guy who owns the joint)has said that the Rock took the industry to heights NEVER SEEN BEFORE.

And if we take everything into consideration,i.e.,PPV draw,merchandise, then Rock indeed is the undisputed biggest draw.

Hogan headlined 8 WMs ,compare the business which they did at the time with the business the WMs which Rock had headlined has done and it is quite obvious that despite adjusting for inflation et al,The WMs which Rock has headlined have done record business,something none in the histoiry of pro-wrestling have been able to achieve.

The Rock hit his peak at around 1999-2001,but here he comes back after 7 years and back to back 3 WMs do record business solely on his back.And not only that all these WMs went on to better their own record,literally unheard thing in wrestling history.

WM27= $62 million
WM28= $67 millioin
WM29= approx $72 million

sorry to use reason and facts to downplay your 3rd grade insults so if it helps..

there you dumb faggot read, though you might be too stupid to read cause you are so fat and retarded because your mother was a whore blah blah blah gertie levels

ron the dial

02-24-2014, 12:03 AM

none of that is possible without hulk hogan

Lock Jaw

02-24-2014, 12:06 AM

NormanSmiley is giving Norman Smiley a bad name.

http://i.minus.com/iMGD9Vbt7IgXS.gif

NormanSmiley

02-24-2014, 12:06 AM

oh ok, 10-4 so if you were a big star once and a bigger one comes along you are still the biggest cause you were first. seems legit

Bad News Gertner

02-24-2014, 12:06 AM

Ok you fucking twat, for the last time: do you not understand that ticket prices are ridiculously higher during The Rock's run compared to Hogan's? Or that you couldn't just walk into a Wal-Mart and buy a Hogan shirt, or that PPV was barely started, or that the internet wasn't even off the ground, or that WM3 outdrew anything The Rock did. The media platforms during The Rock's era didn't even exist during Hogan's.

ron the dial

02-24-2014, 12:07 AM

oh ok, 10-4 so if you were a big star once and a bigger one comes along you are still the biggest cause you were first. seems legit
not at all what i'm saying since there were obviously stars before hogan

Bad News Gertner

02-24-2014, 12:08 AM

That's like saying "Barry Bonds did more for the game of baseball than Mickey Mantle because he brought in more money". Of course the Rock brought in more money, you could fill up your damn car for $10 during Hogan's era.

NormanSmiley

02-24-2014, 12:40 AM

awww gertie look at you, only 1 insult and starting to use facts and logic in your discussions like an adult. there may be hope for you yet. let's call this progress

ron the dial

02-24-2014, 12:42 AM

page 3, in response to you:
What numbers! People throw Austin's numbers when Hogan was in the infancy of ppv, you didn't have Wal Mart and stores selling shit, you pretty much had to go to an event or the magazine to buy stuff, plus ppv's, tickets and merch were a lot cheaper back then, especially the tickets.

Shisen Kopf

02-24-2014, 12:45 AM

let him live, nobody trying to discredit that he is a star. saying he drew more than the rock, or made more money for wwe than the rock or is a bigger star then the rock is flat out false.

You haven't been here very long so you may not know that I have connections at the International Federation of Serious Business and Workrate in Pro Rasslin that's based out of Geneva. Anyway, they ran a formula that says a Hogan is 2.435237 times better than the Rock and that Hogan made more money in rasslin than anyone. Ask anyone at this site about my connections. They know.

NormanSmiley

02-24-2014, 12:49 AM

ohhhhh the sabermetrics of wrestling. getting deep now.

owenbrown

02-24-2014, 12:51 AM

That's like saying "Barry Bonds did more for the game of baseball than Mickey Mantle because he brought in more money". Of course the Rock brought in more money, you could fill up your damn car for $10 during Hogan's era.

I can only dream of filling my damn car for $10 now :'( fuck these gas prices :foc:

#1-wwf-fan

02-24-2014, 01:19 AM

Vince Mcmahon (you know that guy who owns the joint)has said that the Rock took the industry to heights NEVER SEEN BEFORE.

And if we take everything into consideration,i.e.,PPV draw,merchandise, then Rock indeed is the undisputed biggest draw.

Hogan headlined 8 WMs ,compare the business which they did at the time with the business the WMs which Rock had headlined has done and it is quite obvious that despite adjusting for inflation et al,The WMs which Rock has headlined have done record business,something none in the histoiry of pro-wrestling have been able to achieve.

The Rock hit his peak at around 1999-2001,but here he comes back after 7 years and back to back 3 WMs do record business solely on his back.And not only that all these WMs went on to better their own record,literally unheard thing in wrestling history.

WM27= $62 million
WM28= $67 millioin
WM29= approx $72 million

sorry to use reason and facts to downplay your 3rd grade insults so if it helps..

there you dumb faggot read, though you might be too stupid to read cause you are so fat and retarded because your mother was a whore blah blah blah gertie levels

You know who was involved in the main events of all of those PPVs and ALSO involved in main events in the NEXT 3 highest grossing WrestleManias (more than any of The Rock's WMs that didn't involve him)? John Cena.

So there you have it. Norman Smiley's logic has dictated that John Cena is actually the biggest star in wrestling history. Reason and facts.

Malfeitor

02-24-2014, 01:21 AM

NormanSmiley is giving Norman Smiley a bad name.

http://i.minus.com/iMGD9Vbt7IgXS.gif

He should change his name to Lash LeRoux instead.

Lock Jaw

02-24-2014, 01:23 AM

Then he would be giving Lash LeRoux and his awesome sideburns a bad name